How to stop Google Photos from Back up

[waltman]

Just upgraded and all my new pictures are saving on phone and Google pics. Filling up my Google memory. Is there a way to choose just device memory? If I erase on Google pics it also erases device picture. Please help

[Ryan891 · Accepted solution]

Go into the Google photos app settings and turn off backup. This will prevent them from backing up to Google. However, I recommend that you back your pictures up somewhere so you don't lose them

https://support.google.com/photos/answer/6193313?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid 

If you still have issues with it syncing you need to contact Google directly for further assistance. 

[alexrm]

It is not working for me.

Even with this option switched off, the photos still being backup in the google photos.

[Ryan891]

Unfortunately it will always back up any photos in the camera folder